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June 26, 2009
June 26, 2009The Teamsters Union today praised Congress for supporting a provision in the recently passed Supplemental Appropriations Act that will allow up to 10 percent of funds received by transit systems from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to be used for operating expenses. Full release.
A new national media study among 614 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents revealed that a majority of all parties indicated that South Carolina Governor, Mark Sanford should resign from office after viewing his apology in which he admitted that he was unfaithful to his wife. Full release.
The Iranian authorities must immediately release dozens of journalists arrested since June 12 and who are at risk of torture in detention, Amnesty International said today as it adopted all of them as prisoners of conscience. Full release.
Congress should not confuse lowering health care costs with limiting patient safety, said a letter from consumer and patient advocates sent to Congress today. The groups urged a focus on reducing medical errors in health reform legislation, not limits on liability for negligent medical providers, as a means to both save lives and lower the costs of medical mistakes. Full release.
Good morning. I'm delighted to be welcoming a great stateswoman to the Capitol of the United States -- I should say welcoming back. Chancellor Merkel, by dent of her personal story, her political strength, and her great leadership as Chancellor of Germany, and as former head of the EU, has made women throughout the world very, very proud -- not only women, all who love democracy. Full release.
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) issued the following statement regarding yesterday's White House meeting among President Obama and congressional leaders on comprehensive immigration reform. Full release.
On Monday, June 29th at 9:30AM in the Murrow Room of the National Press Club, three prominent D.C. lawyers, including a former Associate Deputy Attorney General under President Reagan, will discuss the legal case against the lawyer architects of a program of torture and cruel and inhumane treatment of detainees held in the custody of the U.S. Government. Full release.
On Tuesday, June 30, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference in Washington, D.C., to announce the launch of a major campaign to distribute free copies of the Quran, Islam's revealed text, to 100,000 local, state and national leaders. Full release.